Artist: Vivian Campbell
Album: Two Sides Of If
Bitrate: 214kbps avg
Label: Sanctuary
Genre: Blues
Size: 78 megs
Playtime: 0h 48min 41sec total
Rip date: 2005-09-19
Store date: 2005-09-27
Track List:
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01. Messin' With The Kid 3:23
02. I'm Ready 3:10
03. Calling Card 4:54
04. Come On In My Kitchen 4:39
05. The Hunter 3:55
06. Like It This Way 4:23
07. I Ain't Superstitious 4:59
08. Spoonful 4:40
09. Reconsider Baby 2:59
10. Good Or Bad Times 3:55
11. 32/20 Blues 3:14
12. Willin' For Satisfaction 4:30
Release Notes:
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If you're a guitar player, especially if you came up in the late 80's and 90's,
you know who VIVIAN CAMPBELL is. His resume boasts an impressive list of
credits, including DIO, WHITESNAKE, and for the past thirteen years... DEF
LEPPARD. Vivian was recruited by Joe Elliot to fill the position left vacant
after Steve Clark's passing, and has been doing the arena thing with Leppard
ever since. However, with the exception of the music he put out with RIVERDOGS,
we haven't heard much of Campbell's solo efforts. Finally, he's managed to
sequester himself away long enough to put together Two Sides Of If, a soulful,
bluesy departure which features Vivian's vocal abilities, a talent he's kept
under lock and key for some time.
The impressive thing about the way Two Sides Of If was recorded is the
conditions Campbell made everyone stick to. Rule number one: The songs had to be
recorded LIVE in the studio, with Campbell singing lead vocals while playing
solo guitar...NO overdubs allowed. Vivian also enlisted the help of A-list
players to contribute to this disc; Terry Bozzio plays drums on every track. ZZ
TOP's Billy F. Gibbons shows up on "Like It This Way", and JOAN OSBORNE cracks
out some vocals on "Spoonful". Considering this was all done live with no
overdubs, Two Sides Of If is that much more impressive to me.
Obviously, if you're looking for some of the music that Vivian has been playing
throughout his career (harder rock, wild solos, etc), you're not going to find
it here. This is as far away from the hard rock genre as an artist could get
without going smooth jazz (to pick a really out-of-the-way genre). This is
well-crafted, and flawlessly-executed blues in a live environment, that captures
all of the emotion and raw feel that makes the blues what it is.